verse-chorus
Pop music format
Verse-chorus describes the dominant structure in popular music, where verses with changing lyrics alternate with a repeated chorus.
The verse advances the story or develops ideas; the chorus delivers the emotional hook with the same words each time.
Most pop, rock, and country songs follow this pattern: It's a pretty standard verse-chorus arrangement.
Abstain from acting
- hookCurved catching device
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- repetitionAct of redoing
outro · intro · coda · turnaround · section · arrangement · form · bar
Song's text
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- meterDevice that measures usage
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
phrasing · storytelling · narrative · tension · resolution · contrast · repetition · variation
refrain
Abstain from acting
repetition · outro · intro · coda · turnaround · section · arrangement · form · bar · measure
lyric
Song's text
syllable · phrasing · storytelling · narrative · tension · resolution · contrast · repetition · variation · development
hook
Curved catching device
catchy · mainstream · hit · commercial · anthem · singalong · memorable · Billboard · chart · stadium
- songwritinglyrics, refrain, song structure, melody, chords
- song formshymn, carol, folk song, ballad, chanson
- song partsintro, outro, bridge, refrain, hook
- Pop Musicpop, pop rock, pop star, indie pop, Taylor Swift
- narrative musicballad, folk ballad, story song, murder ballad, country ballad